2025.12.14 Sunday 1st Service
Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:11
1. We must be renewed through prayer. We must do our studies and work through prayer.
“Paul said, ‘Help us by your prayers.’” From now on, the rest of your life must be renewed through prayer. And our remnants must do their studies through prayer. Those who do work must also do their work through prayer, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, in your lifetime, you must surely have this experience.
1. Only when we pray do the brain and the spirit live. When you pray, only then does the brain live. When you pray, only then does the spirit live.
2. Only when we pray can we enjoy the background of the throne. Only when you pray can you enjoy the background of the throne.
3. Knowing prayer means understanding the gospel well; prayer that enjoys the gospel must begin. Now, knowing prayer means understanding the gospel well. Enjoying prayer—every religion has prayer. Prayer that enjoys the gospel is what begins. Such a new life must surely begin.
2. Completely restore the morning time
So I tell our remnants that. “You—if you pray just five minutes in the morning each day, you will receive tremendous answers.” These days there are so many sick people. If you go to Busan, it is like that, and if you look at Seoul, when you see the reports, there are too many sick people. So you must completely restore the morning time. So today I also asked the elders like that. “With just thirty minutes in the morning, you can restore everything. Truly pray in the morning, exercise too, and restore the morning well.” I said that. Remnants especially must do so.
1. Prayer is something done now, here, simply. If you are really going to pray, you do not need to set a time and place. If it becomes like that, you cannot practice it. Of course, there are people who practice it, but that belongs to only 0.1%. Prayer is not done like that. You do it now. Where? Here. You do it simply. So today I also told the elders, but in my case, when I say “morning,” if there is a gathering in the evening, until that evening is my morning. When I meet people, from that time it is daytime. Did I come to a gathering? From that time it is daytime. Before that, it is morning. So it is not like doing thirty minutes like this, but when I open my eyes in the morning, from that time I move for hours and pray. You must surely do it.
2. Pray while breathing slowly and deeply. Those of you here, your brain cells are breaking at 0.5 each day. So in the future, most people will all get dementia. The way to treat this has been medically proven. You must breathe slowly. Long. I do that for hours. While praying. Doing all the 7·7·7 and all that. How good is it.
3. Morning (strength), daytime (confirmation), evening (answer) Therefore, every day in the morning you must gain both spiritual and actual strength. Every day. Then in the daytime you confirm. That is right. In the evening you find answers for tomorrow, and since you sleep, you are concluding, are you not. You must gain all strength in the morning. You must restore all health in the morning. If you cannot be restored in the morning, the daytime is hard. So throughout your life, I asked the elders. What is the greatest bartizan? It is the absolute bartizan that establishes what God has worked.
3. Understand the kingdom of God, and take and go with the prayer that Paul and his team prayed, who evangelized the world.
Today, Paul evangelized the world. What kind of prayer did that team pray? You must take that with you today. In my view, you must not miss it. Christ explained the work of the kingdom of God for forty days, and the one who used this word was Paul. Therefore, your life must truly become something that starts anew.
▣ Introduction: Reasons the people around Paul’s team did not receive answers to prayer
First we must check what kind of prayer Paul’s team prayed, but before doing that, we must check why the people around Paul’s team did not receive answers to prayer.
1. Thinking that what is not the gospel is the gospel
Without knowing it, most of us possess things that are not the gospel. Right?
1) Church atmosphere (Acts 11:1–18) The first thing is this: “These days, why is the church atmosphere like this? Why did the apostle Peter unnecessarily go into a Gentile’s house and eat, and why did things become like this?” Is that the gospel? And people keep thinking the old things they used to do, traditions and such, are the gospel. It is unfortunate, but God moved the lampstand away. At this time, a person arose who said, “Let’s gather and do missions.” They changed the world. It was the Antioch Church. And church leaders rose up for that too. Instead of talking about useless old stories, let us do the gospel movement and missions. People keep calling what is not the gospel the gospel.
2) Emphasizing Jewish law more than the gospel (Galatians 2:1–20) If you look at Galatians chapter 2, even a person who is called an apostle interferes with the church. “Even if we are saved, we still must keep the Jewish law.” Who said that? Peter said it. At that time Paul was so distressed that the word he spoke while holding onto the covenant is Galatians chapter 2 verse 20. “We who must be cursed in the flesh have been crucified with Christ and died. Now we live in Christ.” That is how he answered.
3) The only thing that can remove the fortress within you is the power of the Word (2 Corinthians 10:4–5) Paul was even so frustrated that he said this. “Within you there is a fortress, a fortress. The only thing that can remove it is the power of the Word.” You must quickly make good life decisions.
2. Thinking that what is not an answer is an answer
Most people think what is not an answer is an answer. Right?
1. Joseph’s brothers and Joseph Joseph’s brothers thought they defeated Joseph and thought they received an answer. That is not an answer. Joseph said this: “It was not my brothers who sold me; God sent me ahead.” That is the answer. They do not know what the true answer is. So prayer does not work. Even if they pray, praying itself is hard. Prayer should be happy, but it is painful.
2. King Saul and David The answer King Saul received is not an answer. In order to seize and enjoy the throne, he used all kinds of humanism. That is not an answer. People keep thinking what is not an answer is an answer. David said this: “Because the LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” That is the answer.
3. King Ahab and Obadiah King Ahab? That is not an answer. Look at Obadiah. At that time, he risked his life to protect the prophets.
3. Thinking that what is not the future is the future
We keep calling what is not the future the future.
1. Slave mentality (thinking slavery is the future) They have fallen into a slave mentality, and though they are slaves now, they keep thinking it is the future. It is not. At this time God told Moses, “Go and offer a blood sacrifice. I will be with you with a mighty hand.” That is the future. Those people in the wilderness who complain about Egypt are not future people. They are past people.
2. Captive mentality (already slaves and captives of Satan) They became captives. They always have a captive mentality, so whether they go in or go out, it makes no difference. Even before being in Egypt, they were slaves. Even after coming out, they are slaves. Before being taken captive, they were already captives. They are captives to Satan. Even if they come out, they are captives. So the answer is, “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and call His name Immanuel.”
3. Subject nation (captured in the past) So they were a subject nation under Rome, but they are still a subject nation. They are caught in the past. At this time they asked, “Will our nation be restored?” At Mt Olive. “It is not for you to know,” He said. That means, “The timetable is not for you to know. What remains first is this: you must receive power by being filled with only the Holy Spirit. You must become witnesses to the ends of the earth.” So amazingly, Christ explained prayer for forty days and explained the kingdom of God for forty days, and there is exactly one person who cited it. That is Paul.
▣ Main: The prayer that Paul’s team prayed
I will deliver it briefly, because you must do it. What kind of prayer did Paul’s team pray?
1. Communication prayer – prayer through which the whole body is spiritually connected (prayer relay)
First. This team prayed so that the entire congregation, everyone, was connected. This is important.
※ Genesis 37:11 Parents and children, pastors and elders, husbands and wives must be connected in prayer communication. “Jacob kept in mind what Joseph said.” This is it. If parents and children are connected in prayer, that is a proper relationship. Right? Answers come. If a pastor and elders are connected in prayer, then it is all done. Right? If a husband and wife are connected in prayer, they are truly a well-matched couple. This is important. Of course, you must not be connected like Ananias and Sapphira. Prayer must be connected.
In the early days in Busan, what did we do? There was no church, nothing at all, so we started by renting that underground space of about thirty-five pyeong, but the situation was so bad. So what did we do? We did what the early church and Paul did. I asked associate pastors like Lee Seong-hoon and said, “Make the entire congregation do a one-day fasting prayer relay. And give the Word every day.” And I even made the roster public. It was posted on the church wall. One-day fasting is also good for health. We kept doing that for years. God gave us the best land in Yeongdo.
I once went to preach at the First Army Command gathering, and it seems he saw me then; he later became a general with two stars and came to the Busan unit as a division commander. So he said he would come to greet me on Sunday, and I said, “Great, let’s meet.” This general told me this. He asked how we bought this land. When I asked why he was asking, he said that from Mt Baekdu down to Busan there is a mountain ridge line flowing. Simply put, there is a vein, a vein. And he said this is where it ends. “How did you know that and buy it?” “How would I know? I bought it without knowing.” That is how good it is. You must pray.
Let me briefly introduce the Scriptures.
1. Romans 1:9 It is Romans chapter 1 verse 9. “God is my witness that I continually mention you in my prayers.” That is it. You must be able to enjoy this blessing. Do you not know why the prayer journal came out? It is so that you and your faraway family are connected through prayer within prayer. It may look small, but it is related to world evangelization.
2. 1 Corinthians 1:4 It is 1 Corinthians chapter 1 verse 4. “I always thank God for you.” This is prayer. Thanksgiving must come out.
3. 2 Corinthians 1:11 Today, 1 Corinthians chapter 1 verse 11 is, “Help us by your prayers, so that a door for evangelism may be opened.”
4. Philippians 1:3–4 In Philippians chapter 1 verses 3 and 4, you know this word: “Whenever I pray, I always thank God for you, and whenever I make requests, I always make requests with joy.” That is tremendous. When I pray for you, I am so thankful and so joyful. When you pray for an elder, whenever that elder prays, he is so thankful and happy. Of course, the eyes of one who is saved have to be like that, but this is prayer communication.
5. Colossians 1:3 In Colossians chapter 1 verse 3, it says, “Whenever we pray, we always give thanks.”
6. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 In 1 Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 2, it is written like this: “Whenever we pray, we remember you.” There are people you remember and people you do not remember—what can you do. Right? It cannot be helped. There are people you are thankful for when you think of them, and there are people your teeth grind when you think of them. There are even people you do not remember at all, even if they ask you to pray for them. And there are people who never even asked you for prayer, yet you always think of them. Truly, there are a few elders I try not to remember, but whenever I pray, I think of them. So in the end, it is spiritual communication. This is important. The fact that Paul did a prayer relay.
※ If everyone is to become oneness and receive answers to prayer, what must be communicated? We need to think about it well. In order to become oneness with elders and truly receive answers to prayer, what must we communicate?
2. Camp prayer – camp prayer that enjoys the light of creation
Second. They did camp prayer that enjoys the light of creation. You must not miss this. Everywhere you go is a camp site and a place where light shines.
1. Acts 13:1–4 So if you look at Acts chapter 13 verses 1 through 4, they prayed until the guidance of the Holy Spirit was perfectly seen. This is the second key we must know. They did not think a lot; they fasted and waited until the Holy Spirit completely guided.
2. Acts 16:6–10 God blocked them because they had to go to Macedonia. But that night Paul’s team kept praying before God. In a vision, a work that changed the age takes place—toward Macedonia.
3. Acts 19:1–7 But before going to Rome, they went to the lecture hall of Tyrannus, right? Before going to Tyrannus, what did they do? They fully experienced exactly the prayer that took place in Mark’s upper room. Prayer. That is prayer. And what do we call that? Camp prayer. The earlier one was communication prayer, and camp is important, because it is where the light of creation shines.
3. Healing prayer – healing prayer that transforms the field
Then the third follows. Healing prayer that transforms the field begins to emerge. Right?
1. Acts chapter 13 In chapter 13, they completely broke the shamanistic culture of darkness.
2. Acts chapter 16 You cannot heal the demon-possessed by anything else. They healed the demon-possessed. To Luke the physician, it would be astonishing.
3. Acts chapter 19 They healed incurable diseases. Healing prayer. You must take note of this.
4. Prayer for Economy – prayer for economy to do world evangelization (Romans 16:1–27)
The fourth is important. It is the people of Romans chapter 16. It is economic prayer to communicate the world for world evangelization. You must do it.
1. Protectors, coworkers, hosts Some as protectors. Some as coworkers. Some as hosts. What did they do together? They were secret teams of prayer that restored the three economies—the economy of light, remnant economy, and mission economy.
2. Satan was made to kneel (Romans 16:20). So before these people, Satan knelt. Right? It is in Romans chapter 16.
3. God gave what had been hidden (Romans 16:25–27). And what is it? In Romans chapter 16 verses 25, 26, and 27, God gives what had been hidden.
4. Offering I do not know how you are giving your offerings right now, but you must truly do it while praying so that blessings of economy come to your work and to the church.
With offerings from a small church, a church was established in Korea, which was completely ruined, and in our Busan at that. And then they sent a missionary family. That was the missionary Mackenzie. Before he came, he had been serving as a missionary in Vanuatu. He became sick and could not stay, so he received treatment and then came to Korea. Even when he came to Korea, he could not minister properly. What would we do? If he cannot do it, he cannot do it. But his two daughters, his children, came and did it in his place. And there I heard the gospel. Now I go to preach the gospel in Australia, the country where that missionary Mackenzie is, and I am doing the Vanuatu missions that he could not do.
(1) Offering is the economy of light What you give as offerings is not just offerings. It is the economy of light.
(2) If work comes alive through offerings, it becomes the mission economy Later, if your work comes alive through that, it becomes the mission economy.
(3) Offerings become the remnant economy that saves the next generation You only gave church offerings, but it becomes the remnant economy that saves the next generation. You must remember this.
I have told you a few times. At that time I could not understand at all. Now, the more I think, the more I understand. Would my mother, who worked at a workplace, have earned a lot of money? On the evening of the day she brought home her paycheck, there was always one thing we did. She would line things up in envelopes and take them all out: the tithe. And because she was so thankful, a thanksgiving offering. Even then there was weekly offering. Several weeks of weekly offerings. Not much was left. That is what we lived on. At that time I had no faith, so I thought, why does she go that far? And when I was young, I never asked my mother for allowance, because I knew she was struggling. But then sixty, seventy years passed like that. God accomplished several miracles. Not a single one of our family members ever got sick. It is a miracle. If we got sick, we would die. No one came to our house asking for money except the person who delivered newspapers. Such things did not happen. God gave me growth and economic blessings to the point that others would envy. I am doing world missions. That is what the prayer and devotion of one person does. One day I realized it. What I gave to God is the economy of light and is what saves the world. From that time, I truly began to give offerings with joy. When I look and listen, it seems all churches are like that. When they say, “Our budget is lacking,” inwardly I think, “That is nonsense.” Pray. You must receive the blessings of the people of Romans chapter 16. You must pray the mission economy prayer. When I hear that, I double my offering. Whether others do it or not. You must pray.
5. Paul’s team received a 300% blessing, having more than enough after helping all evangelists These early church Paul teams—some people had more than enough even after helping all evangelists. This is the 300% blessing. Even after the couple Priscilla supported Paul for their whole lives, they became great wealthy people. You must do economic prayer. The economy of light.
5. Prayer of the throne
The last, the fifth. Truly, holding onto what is most important in my life—prayer of the throne. “I was caught up to the third heaven. Whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know.” This is Paul offering prayer of the throne before God with his life.
※ Boasting in weakness. So in 2 Corinthians chapter 12 verse 4, he said this: “I was caught up into paradise, and God showed me things that cannot be spoken.” And then he said this: “Now I have one thing to boast about. I boast in weakness. Why? Because when I became weak, God worked strongly in me.” These are the five prayers Paul enjoyed. We need to refer to them. In my view, they must not be absent. If you and prayer and the Word do not connect, that person is a church member in name but a stranger. Right? If a husband and wife cannot converse, they are husband and wife in name, but it is hard. Right? Elders must gather in session and the Word must connect and prayer must connect. Only then does it become camp prayer that shines light. It is five in name, but it is one, one. Only then does healing prayer that saves the field emerge. Only then does economic prayer sufficient for world evangelization emerge. It is not otherwise. Finally, when something important emerges in our life, what is it? Prayer that directly enjoys the throne must emerge.
▣ Conclusion: The completion of prayer – 24
I will conclude. There is no “completion” of prayer, but if there is a completion, what would it be? It is 24.
1. Pray about what is seen and heard now, here What is 24? When should you do it? No need. It is 24. When? Now. Where? Here. What? What is seen and what is heard—you pray about it. When? 24.
2. One day it changes into 25, and an eternal work emerges Then one day it changes into 25. One day an eternal work emerges.
3. The prayer of the seven remnants All seven remnants did that, right? Joseph, taken as a slave, cannot do fixed-time prayer. He prayed right there. David, fleeing, cannot set a prayer place. If he does, he dies. He prayed while moving. In Ephesians chapter 6 it is written like this: “After arming yourselves to overcome the schemes of Satan, pray in the Spirit at all times.” Even now. When this accumulates, it becomes tremendous.
4. How?
1) Turn everything into prayer. If today you try for just one day to turn every thought, everything, into prayer, and if needed, if there is no one next to you, try speaking it out.
2) Ask God with a conscience If you ask God with a conscience, tremendous answers come out.
3) Pray out loud Sometimes, pray out loud. It is extremely effective. It affects the brain, soul, and body. We hold back because of others, but when you cry out and pray, there is tremendous effect. “Call to Me,” He said. That is why people went to mountain prayer. Someone was about to die of sickness, and on a mountain they truly cried out and wept as they prayed. As they did that, a certain strength arose: “This is not how I should be praying.” Going up the mountain, they prayed with thanksgiving and praise. Works happened, truly. I do not know about now, but in the past there was a place called “Mucheoksan Prayer Center,” right? There, the director could not heal mental patients—so how did he heal them? All day prayer and praise. The evil spirits attached to them became terrified and ran away. It is fine. So when you do all-night prayer, praying out loud and doing three shouts of “Lord” is tremendous if you know the meaning. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that a new life may begin today, newly starting prayer. Let us pray.
Prayer. God, let new revival answers begin for us, let new communication in prayer begin, let it become a camp, let it become prayer that saves the field, let it become prayer that saves the economy, and let it become eternal prayer that saves the future. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.